Stepping out of the subway station was quite a shock to the system.
It was like stepping straight from a refrigerator into an oven.
The standing water in the base had all been cleared away, and the Mutated People were watering the greenery around the residential compounds.
3A jogged all the way into the Ability Users' residential compound.
Rabbit Bro and Chicken Bro were there too.
The two of them stood beneath a fruit tree, chatting.
Le Tianyi had shaved his rabbit fur down, leaving only a short layer of fuzz to protect his skin. Dressed in an old-fashioned tank top and baggy shorts, he held a hose and watered the plants.
His drooping rabbit ears were red from the heat.
Ji Yingjun held a battered palm-leaf fan, his bright red comb perched atop his head. As he fanned himself, he chatted about everyday matters. "The base is bustling this time around. They've brought in hundreds of truckloads of new survivors, and they're still not done. I have to volunteer this afternoon too, helping settle the newcomers into the residential compounds."
Rabbit Bro was envious. "You have a job but take time off to volunteer, while I can barely hang on to mine. With the weather this hot lately, there's hardly any work."
He had to be careful with every point he spent.
Extreme heat and polar day were different from the Little Ice Age. During the Little Ice Age, blizzards raged every day, and the snow outside had to be cleared daily. They couldn't even leave it for half a day.
That had given the Mutated People jobs too.
Now the Little Ice Age was over. They had still been able to clear standing water a couple of days ago, but even that was gone now, and the heat